Expert Meeting Proceedings - First Expert Meeting on the Documentation and Measurement of the Roles of Agriculture in Developing Countries

Expert Meeting Proceedings - First Expert Meeting on the Documentation and Measurement of the Roles of Agriculture in Developing Countries

Year of publication 2001

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 352 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

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Language English

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